2020 Hope Awards
Refugee school in Malaysia wins 2020 Hope Awards contest
ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centre in Klang, Malaysia, received the most votes out of nearly 9,000 cast in our 2020 Hope Awards for Effective Compassion contest. El Shaddai will receive $10,000. Our other finalists—The Dream Center in Easley, S.C., Gilgal in Atlanta, Overflow Café in Maryland, and Refugee Hope Partners in Raleigh, N.C.—will gain $2,000 each. ElShaddai—God Almighty—opened 12 years ago with 22 students. It now has 1,400 at its main center and several subcenters, a number reached by overcoming many obstacles. WORLD senior reporter Angela Lu Fulton visited ElShaddai andreportedin our Sept. 26 issue that it is an openly Christian organization working with mainly Muslim refugees in a majority-Muslim country with strict laws against proselytizing. Students come from 20 different countries, including Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Somalia, Cambodia, and India.Finalists
The Dream Centerin Easley, S.C.
Tiny houses, big hearts Chris Wilson runs the Dream Center to help people escape homelessness, but fighting client discouragement is a constant battle by Charissa Koh
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Gilgalin Atlanta
Relearning how to live Gilgal helps women leaving addiction and homelessness. But some leave before they’re ready, and staff members have to cope with disappointment by Charissa Koh
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Overflow Caféin Cambridge, Md.
Overflow of love The Overflow Café provides a place for Christians to build friendships and make disciples. But keeping the shop open is a struggle by Charissa Koh
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Refugee Hope Partnersin Raleigh, N.C.
“It’s just a simple friendship” Refugee Hope Partners seeks to form relationships with refugees and help them become self-sufficient by Charissa Koh
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ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centrein Klang, Malaysia
A reputation for excellence Refugee parents seek out a school in Malaysia that teaches refugee children from 20 countries by Angela Lu Fulton
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